The New Jersey Football Coaches Association (NJFCA) will hold their NATS Test on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at the New York Giants Practice Bubble in East Rutherford, New Jersey. New Jersey is one of the 15 states that will run NATS Tests during the 2007 testing campaign.

New Jersey state Test Director and member of NATS Board of Review (BOR), Coach Shawn Poppe, has been a teacher of Health and Physical Education since at West Milford High School since 1979 and has been the Head Football Coach since 1995. He is also a past President of the NJFCA, as well as a National Field Consultant (NFC) for NATS. He comments, "By testing players in speed, strength and agility drills, NATS assists college recruiters with player evaluations, enables players to gauge their true baseline athletic ability and helps both players and parents navigate the recruiting process".

March 2007

Alabama - 15th state to activate NATS

The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), in conjunction with, The Alabama Football Coaches Association (ALFCA) and The Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA) has approved activation of the American Football Coaches Association's (AFCA) NATS program. With the addition of Alabama, 15 states are presently scheduled to conduct a total of 21 NATS Tests during the 2007 campaign.

"I am delighted that Alabama has become the 15th state to activate the NATS program. Alabama has a very active football coaches association as well as great concern for assisting student-athletes with their development both on and off field. I am quite sure that the AHSAA & ALFCA joint initiative with the NATS program will be a tremendous benefit to student-athletes in Alabama and the entire Gulf Coast", said AFCA Executive Director, Grant Teaff.

AHSAA and AHSADCA Director, Steve Bailey commented, "That the strength of partnership between The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), The Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA) and The Alabama Football Coaches Association (ALFCA) stems from our desire to do the right thing for student-athletes in Alabama. We are proud to activate Alabama into the NATS program."

ALFCA Executive Director, Jack Wood added, "We look forward to conducting NATS tests in Alabama during the 2007 testing campaign. Our association realizes that this valuable AFCA program will be of tremendous benefit to Alabama student-athletes."

The AHSAA & ALFCA have appointed Coach Bart Sessions as their state test director, and will conduct their NATS Test on July 20, 2007 at Prattville High School. All high school players from all grades and all schools -- public or private -- are invited to attend.

February 2007

2006 NATS attendee Corwin Acker to attend Temple University

In June of ’06, Corwin Acker II attended the NATS test conducted at the Baltimore Ravens Practice Facility. In so doing, Acker was determined to measure his skills against his contemporaries and give himself the best opportunity to be viewed by the college coaching community.

Corwin will be attending Temple University on a full athletic scholarship in the fall of 2007 - CONGRATULATIONS CORWIN!

Corwin’s father, Mr. Corwin Acker, Sr. said, “I wish I had something like NATS when I was playing, because I would have been seen by more out-of-state colleges”. Mrs. Shawna Acker said, “NATS was a tremendous tool for Corwin. The program gave him the exposure needed to get his foot in the door at many colleges who may have never known about him. Corwin received many letters and phone calls by colleges who viewed his test results on the NATS website. Having many choices allowed us to make the best decision for Corwin. Corwin is a hardworking young man and NATS gave him the opportunity to showcase those traits!”

Corwin is a student at James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, where he was a standout running back and defensive back on the football team. He also, was a member of the track team.